DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE‚ DISASTER PREPEAREDNESS & DISESTER MITIGATION IN THE HEALTH SECTOR Introduction The attacks of September 11th 2001‚ followed shortly by the anthrax dissemination incident in Florida‚ the National Capital Region‚ and the New York metropolitan area (often referred to as Amerithrax)‚ confirmed that the world faces a true threat of intentional mass casualty incidents caused by terrorism. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)‚ a re-examination of the 1918 Spanish
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INTRODUCTION TO DISASTER 1.1 THE HISTORY OF DISASTERS IN INDIA Year 2005‚ say India should hang her head in shame. With the Bengal famine‚ Orissa Super Cyclone‚ Latur earthquake‚ Bhopal chemical disaster‚ Andhra cyclone‚ Gujarat earthquake‚ recurring floods‚ Mumbai 2008 bomb blasts and many other disasters there is no foyer in the world with space large enough to exhibit the collective pain on the face of India. India has ranked at the top or near top in almost all type of disasters with number
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When you deliberate on a disaster‚ it becomes clear that any such event has three phases to it. Initially‚ there are antecedents that lead to the disaster. When enough antecedents have accumulated‚ the disaster occurs at that specific tipping time. Finally after the disaster has happened the final phase of resolutions occurs. The resolutions are steps that the society attempt to implement to revert the effects that the event has produced. Consider the Deepwater Horizon disaster that happened on July
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Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz.‚ 2003‚ 22 (3)‚ 915-930 Disaster management in India: the case of livestock and poultry A. Sen (1) & M. Chander (2) (1) Fellow Programme in Management Scholar‚ Indian Institute of Management‚ Ahmedabad - 380015‚ Gujurat‚ India (2) Senior Scientist‚ Division of Extension Education‚ Indian Veterinary Research Institute‚ Izatnagar – 243 122‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India Submitted for publication: 7 July 2002 Accepted for publication: 25 April 2003 Summary Developing countries
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Topic: Critical appraisal of Disaster management Act‚ 2005 Submitted by: Rible Thomas Kizhakkidam MswII ROLL no 573 The Indian subcontinent is among world’s most disaster prone area. It is exposed to natural catastrophes because of its vast territory‚ large population and unique geo-climatic conditions. In India‚ while 40 million hectares of landmass is prone to floods‚ 68 per cent of the total areas is vulnerable to periodical droughts. The Disaster Management Act passed in 2005 provides for
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Module 1 Activity 1.1: 1. Develop for yourself a working definition of disasters from a community perspective. According to the Disaster Management Act 2003‚ A disaster is a serious disruption in a community‚ caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the State and other entities to help the community recover from the disruption. Serious disruption means— (a) loss of human life‚ or illness or injury to humans; or (b) widespread or severe property
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Community Corrections James Waylon Jahns Instructor Eicher Introduction to Corrections April 7‚ 2013 Community Corrections Introduction Community corrections does not work! Foster (2006) gives us ample information concerning community corrections‚ from probation to house arrest‚ we provide our criminals with a gambit of programs designed to rehabilitate themselves as well as help them start a new life. Recidivism is at an all-time high and the crime rate is stagnant as criminals pass
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Disasters are as old as human history. However‚ whether an event qualifies as a disaster or not has often depended upon who is doing the definition. Individuals‚ governments and humanitarian agencies have attempted to define disaster in various ways depending on their roles‚ biases‚ interests and capabilities. The United Nations Development Programme has defined disaster as an occurrence of a sudden or major misfortune which disrupts the basic fabric and normal functioning of a
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The purpose of this assignment is to outline a plan of care for three residents‚ who‚ for the purpose of confidentiality within this report‚ will be referred to as L‚ J‚ and F‚ from the start of my shift at 0645 hours until lunch is served at 1200 hours. The time line will also include all work breaks taken‚ so as to be as accurate as possible. The work plan will include descriptions of how the comfort and dignity of each resident was upheld while care was provided as well as the safety practices
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The medical and medical social work community have both entered a time of change. Many times there is a blur of boundaries between the scope of practice and roles between primary care nurses stepping in and doing social work activities such as patient education and discharge planning. “Empirical evidence does not show that one group is more qualified then the other concerning discharge planning and case management” (Dziegielewski‚ 2013). Even given this role overlap‚ social workers are vital to
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